Saint Johns County Lawyers

Paul J. Cappiello, Esq. provides estate planning legal services which include but are not limited to Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney, Living Wills, Health Care Surrogates, and other estate planning documents. Mr. Cappiello also provides advice and guidance regarding estate planning strategies to best serve your personalized goals. In addition, Mr. Cappiello also provides other general legal services. Mr. Cappiello is the owner of his own law firm, Paul J. Cappiello, P.A., and has experience practicing in many different areas of law during his over 20 years of legal practice. In addition to his wide spectrum of...

Leonard Legal, P.A. was founded by Christine C. Leonard based on the belief that, when someone is in need of legal counsel, they should be able to get the personal one on one attention they deserve. Here at Leonard Legal, your case will be taken seriously and you will always have direct access to your attorney.

While our focus is primarily Family Law, Foreclosures, Evictions, and Civil Litigation, we are able to provide a wide range of legal services to meet your individual needs.

Attorney Clyde Taylor III is a partner of Taylor & Waldrop Attorneys. He graduated from the University of Georgia with his Juris Doctor in 2000. In 2010, Attorney Taylor joined his father at Taylor & Waldrop Attorneys, a criminal defense and family law firm. His focus is on handling cases that involve post-convictions and appeals. If you would like to know more about Attorney Taylor and find out how he can help you, contact the firm today!

Kim Lisa Taylor is a nationally recognized corporate securities attorney and best selling author of the Amazon #1 Best Selling book "How To Legally Raise Private Money.” She is the founder of Syndication Attorneys, PLLC, a Florida based law firm that provides Securities Offering Documents and Investor Marketing Materials for clients nationwide.

Kim has been the responsible attorney for hundreds of securities offerings. She is a frequent speaker at commercial real estate training events on the topics of securities compliance, deal structuring with investors, and raising private money.

Amy Vo brings extensive experience in representing owners, purchasers, developers, institutional investors, and lenders in a wide array of complex real estate transactions. Her practice spans the full spectrum of commercial real estate matters, including sales, acquisitions, financing, development, management, and leasing of multi-family properties, office buildings, retail shopping centers, and other investment-grade assets. With years of dedicated focus on real estate law, Amy combines deep market knowledge with practical, results-oriented strategies. She is recognized for her ability to provide clients with timely, professional counsel and meticulously crafted documents that protect their interests and facilitate successful outcomes. Representative Experience -Represented institutional lenders in...

As the founder of The Law Office of Carl G. Hawkins, PLLC, a boutique firm based in Fruit Cove, Florida, I serve clients across the nation. I earned my J.D. from Florida Coastal School of Law, where I was honored with the CALI Book Award for Intellectual Property, and I hold a B.A. in Criminology from the University of South Florida. My professional path reflects a dedication to principled leadership, strategic clarity, and long-term resilience. My approach to legal work is shaped by a multidisciplinary perspective, informed by early experience at a New York law firm and direct interactions with FINRA...

Appeals in Florida are completely different from what you might have experienced in the trial court. In fact, in a way, appeals have a different purpose, even if, ultimately, your purpose is always to win, and ours is always to give you the best chances to do so. We have developed the skills, nurtured the inclination, and accumulated the experience to best represent you on appeal.

As appellate court lawyers, we sharpen those skills every day. We are dedicated to our understanding of the law, to an obsessive research of the legal questions raised in your appeal, and to the art...

Attorney Charlie Douglas represents clients across the state of Florida for legal matters in many different areas. He has extensive experience in Family Law, Estate Planning, Probate, Business Matters, and Personal Injury. Charlie also owns Douglas Law Firm, which is a full-service firm dedicated to serving communities across Florida. The firm is equipped with a team of attorneys who bring years of knowledge and experience in many legal matters including Family and Divorce law, Criminal Defense, Business Law, Guardianships, and more. Prior to Charlie opening Douglas Law Firm, he gained national recognition for his fight to free a Texas man,...

Native to Miami, in Jacksonville for 20 + years, avid sailor and dedicated to taking proper care of my clients. I practice maritime law in large part because I love boats. I handle appeals because I enjoy research, writing, and working with other attorneys.

Mr. Asbury is an Ivy League grad (Penn/Wharton), published legal scholar, lecturer, former state healthcare prosecutor (AHCA), and a law school professor with broad legal and corporate experience spanning over 15 years. His practice emphasis is focused on business law and consulting, contract compliance, administrative law with an emphasis on representing healthcare facilities, drafting and negotiating business and contract documents, estate planning and probate, and litigation of wills, trusts and estates.

Prior to re-entering private practice, Tom Asbury was the regulatory compliance counsel for WellCare, a Fortune 500 company (NYSE: WCG). He provided in-house legal advice and analysis on various regulatory and...

Mr. Whittington has practiced law for over 16 years exclusively devoted to family and criminal law. He has handled a wide array of criminal & family law cases throughout the state of Florida. He is a skilled trial lawyer who is capable of negotiating a just and fair agreement when necessary. Mr. Whittington and his partner, Bruce Culbert, practice law from their office in Green Cove Springs directly behind the Clay County Courthouse and the practice focues on Clay, Duval, Putnam & St. Johns counties.

For as long as I can remember, I’ve been drawn to the idea of creating lasting legacies. There’s something profoundly meaningful in knowing that what you’ve built—your business, your portfolio, your family’s security—can endure and flourish for generations to come. Growing up, I saw firsthand the anxiety and uncertainty that can accompany the transfer of wealth. My family faced difficult decisions when it came to ensuring that what they’d worked so hard to achieve would be protected, preserved, and passed on to those they loved most. Through those experiences, I realized that skilled guidance, delivered with genuine care, makes all...

At our firm, we have a wealth of experience in representing businesses across various sectors, including insurance claims, real estate, and commercial litigation. I focus on areas such as property, premise, and personal liability, alongside real estate litigation. My services extend to representing buyers, sellers, and lenders in both residential and commercial real estate transactions. I also represent employers, carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insurers throughout all litigation phases. Additionally, my firm manages a range of other legal matters, including commercial collections, and representing creditors in wage garnishments and bankruptcy proceedings. I understand the critical role I play in addressing our clients'...

I am an attorney, author, and advocate. For the past 35 years, I have dedicated my practice to the representation of injury victims and their families. My clients have ranged in age from infants to one client who was 106 years old. Throughout the State of Florida, I have represented clients and guided them through the challenges of an injury case. From intake through conclusion, I am there for my clients. My firm's motto is On Your Side - At Your Side. This is a simple and powerful motto that puts the...

Michael has a Martindale-Hubbell AV “Preeminent” peer rating for ethical standards and legal ability as well as an Avvo-Rating of “Superb”. Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings reflect a combination of achieving a Very High General Ethical Standards rating and a Legal Ability numerical rating. An AV certification mark is a significant rating accomplishment – a testament to the fact that a lawyer’s peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence. Only lawyers admitted to the bar for 10 years or more are eligible to receive an AV rating. At the AV Preeminent level, a lawyer has achieved...

Cathleen Scott is the managing partner of Scott Law Team, LLC. She has been practicing since 1998 and founded the firm, originally known as Cathleen Scott & Associates, P.A. in 2000. Ms. Scott has overseen the firm’s growth and continues to manage the firm’s main office location in Florida and those virtually around the country. Board certified in labor and employment law by the Florida Supreme Court, Ms. Scott excels at navigating the ever-changing employment law environment, advising employers and employees in all workplace matters. As a skilled and experienced litigator, Ms. Scott works tenaciously on behalf of her clients...

Wendy A. Mara attended Stetson University and graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1993 Ms. Mara taught language arts in high school for 13 years. While teaching full time, she earned her MBA degree from the University of Central Florida in 2006. Deciding to pursue a legal career, she entered law school at Florida Coastal School of Law where she graduated in the top 10 percent of her class. While in law school, she was a teaching and research assistant, earned the Dean’s Certificate for Pro Bono Work and became an award winning oralist for the Jessup International Moot Court Competition....

Matthew Sherman specializes in both civil and criminal tax controversies and serve as the Tax Workout Group firm’s practice group leader for all tax-bankruptcy matters. He handles both Federal and state tax matters involving individuals, corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, and trusts and estates. In the tax controversy arena, Mr. Sherman has considerable knowledge and insight handling complex civil tax examinations, administrative appeals, and tax collection matters. His tax practice includes a wide array of dispute types involving income taxes, sales and use taxes, employment taxes, excise taxes and property taxes. He thinks of himself as a...